Airline passenger load factor

STO-REC-STAT3HGGNXT2 National
83.6%

Global · 2025

Airline passenger load factor worldwide stood at 83.6% in 2025 (IATA).

Original source
Publisher
IATA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

The overall passenger load factor (PLF) reached 83.6%, up 0.1 ppt and a record for full-year traffic.

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APA
International Air Transport Association. (2026). Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3HGGNXH1HFSAESRVT7YYR1EHWH
MLA
International Air Transport Association. "Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints." 2026, https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3HGGNXH1HFSAESRVT7YYR1EHWH.
Chicago
International Air Transport Association. "Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints." 2026. https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3HGGNXH1HFSAESRVT7YYR1EHWH.
BibTeX
@misc{iata2026airliner1ehwh, author = {{International Air Transport Association}}, title = {Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_3HGGNXH1HFSAESRVT7YYR1EHWH}, note = {Original source: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2026-releases/2026-01-29-02/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Air Transport Association · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
Strong 2025 Passenger Demand Masks Ongoing Capacity Constraints
Type
Press release
Published
29 January 2026
Locator
Highlights
Retrieved
14 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
Proprietary report; figure taken from its public summary

Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_3HGGNXH1HFSAESRVT7YYR1EHWH